“Archäologingartengestalterjuwelierinornithologinsängerundsongwriter” would be the dream job title for me.

If you’re not familiar with the German propensity to create new words by joining many words together this is what it would mean – it’s not a real German word as far as I know – archaeologist +garden designer+jeweler+ornithologist+singer and songwriter.

The very first time I encountered this German way of doing things was at a restaurant. The menu item name was the list of ingredients and the German waiter was extremely polite waiting while I made my way through “Rumpsteakmitpilzenzwiebelnundsauerrahmübernudeln”. Only once did I see the barest hint of a smile and I never heard even a little snicker.

I have spent my life doing many jobs and I really wouldn’t want to do just one unless it was that one. And no I cannot pronounce it.

I have spent the day disinfecting parts of my house and heavily cleaning because of a sewer backup. It has happened multiple times over the last month. I think (hope/pray) that it is finally fixed. The problem has been rooted out, they say, but I am hesitant to trust it just yet. Thank goodness I am unable to smell things. It has its upsides and downsides but that was a definite positive in this situation.

“Archäologingartengestalterjuwelierinornithologinsängerundsongwriter” might just include spending my evening looking through the plant and seed catalogs. I think I could use the break and Spring is just around the corner.